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The "Road Trip" postage stamps are a limited edition
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21st August, 2013
Australia Post celebrates the road trip with the release of five domestic
base-rate (60c) postage stamps. The issue takes a light-hearted approach to travelling to some of Australia's key urban
centres - Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra and the Gold Coast.
"We trust this second issue in the Road Trip Australia stamp series will be as popular as the first. The colourful
and playful stamp designs should appeal to everyone, especially young collectors," said Australia Post Philatelic
Manager Michael Zsolt at the time of the issue last month.
Sydney, with its magnificent harbour setting, is a major tourist destination for both domestic and international
visitors. This stamp includes the Sydney Opera House which this year marks 40 years since its opening.
Nestled around the gentle curve of Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne is an enviable cultural hub, and much diversity and
vibrancy evident through its theatres, galleries, museums and restaurants. The stamp design depicts the well-known suburb
of St Kilda, and its iconic pier and kiosk.
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Adelaide is commonly known as the City of Churches and often as a city of festivals, too which are both displayed on
the stamp. The city is host to the popular Adelaide Festival, which showcases some of the world's best performing, visual
and literary artists.
This year is the 100th anniversary of our nation's capital, Canberra. The federal capital is home not only to
Parliament House and some of Australia's most important cultural institutions, but also the 55-bell National Carillon on
Aspen Island, Lake Burley Griffin, shown on the stamp design under a sky filled with hot-air balloons.
The Gold Coast is a 70-kilometre stretch of coastline that runs from South Stradbroke Island, Queensland, to the
border of New South Wales. With its warm climate, beautiful beaches and mega theme parks, the Gold Coast attracts several
million holiday makers each year. The stamp design shows some road-trippers going off-road and onto a roller coaster.
Australian artist Gavin Ryan designed the stamp set, following his popular designs for the 2012 Road Trip Australia
stamp issue.
The stamps are on sale for a limited time at participating Australia Post outlets or telephone order or on-line from
Australia Post.
E&OE.
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